The Oblivion Particle

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The Oblivion Particle
Spocksbeard theoblivionparticle cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 21, 2015
Recorded2015
Studio
  • The Mouse House, Los Angeles, California, US;
  • Jimmy Branly's Studio, Burbank, California, US
Genre Progressive rock
Length65:50(Standard edition)
72:04 (Special edition)
Label InsideOut Music
Producer Rich Mouser, Alan Morse and John Boegehold
Spock's Beard chronology
Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep
(2013)
The Oblivion Particle
(2015)
The First Twenty Years
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Prog ReportPositive [2]
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The Oblivion Particle is the twelfth studio album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard. It was released on August 21, 2015. [4] [5] It was the last album with drummer Jimmy Keegan, who left the band in October 2016 for personal reasons. This album also features Nick D'Virgilio on one track as a guest musician. Only 3 songs on the album feature writing credits to the band members themselves, with the rest being credited to longtime collaborators Stan Ausmus and John Boegehold.

Contents

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tides of Time"Stan Ausmus7:45
2."Minion" Ted Leonard 6:53
3."Hell's Not Enough"Leonard6:23
4."Bennett Built a Time Machine"John Boegehold6:52
5."Get Out While You Can"Boegehold4:55
6."A Better Way to Fly"Boegehold8:57
7."The Center Line" Alan Morse, Ryo Okumoto 7:05
8."To Be Free Again"Boegehold10:24
9."Disappear"Boegehold6:36
Total length:65:50
Special edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Iron Man" (Black Sabbath cover) Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward 6:14

Personnel

Spock's Beard

Additional musicians

Production

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] 133
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] 78
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] 16
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 51

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